Dear Pablo Picasso, Thanks for visiting Seattle.

By Mindi Raker



I enjoyed seeing your personal collection as it made its U.S. debut here in Seattle.

Over 400,000 lucky people experienced this thoughtfully curated show at the SAM, which showcased Picasso’s explorations of visual art and what it meant to be a modern artist.

Here is a very small sampling from one decade of his life. Pictured below from left to right:

Pablo Picasso, ‘The acrobat,’ January 18, 1930
Pablo Picasso, ‘Man with a straw hat and an ice cream cone,’ Summer 1937
Pablo Picasso, ‘Woman in a Blue Hat,’ October 3, 1939

The acrobat, Man with a straw hat and an ice cream cone, Woman in a Blue Ha

Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris will be also be shown at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia starting in February and at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in California starting in June.